Dog bites new twin babies to death

 A woman who struggled to conceive for 9 years, has lost her twin babies to dog after she left for an errand. Report has it that the Dog mauled them to death out of possible jealousy.

 Elaine Novais, a 29 years old lafy left her 26-day-old premature babies at their home in Piripá, in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil, last Tuesday, June 23 to go for an errand, but on her way back Dog has mauled her babies to death.


Report had it that the Dog mauled the new twin babies after mother briefly leaves the room
She had not been gone for long when she started hearing the voice of the girls Anne and Analú crying. She rushed back to their bedroom but it was too late.

The Labrador and American foxhound cross had brutally attacked the girls. Mrs Novais pulled the jealous dog away from the twins, but it had already inflicted fatal damage on their bodies.



Dog mauls newborn twin sisters to death while their mother who had struggled to conceive for 9 years briefly left the room to discuss with  a neighbour.

A nurse who lived nearby performed first aid on the twins.
Even after the first Aid, One died instantly from her injuries and the other later died at Maria Pedreira Barbosa Municipal Hospital after going into cardiac arrest.

Mrs Novais collapsed from shock after the death of her babies and she had to be admitted at the hospital. Mrs Novais and her husband Regis, 32, had struggled for nine years to have children, but to no avail.



The dog, described as “docile”, is believed to have become jealous after not receiving as much attention since the birth of the babies.


A family member claimed the dog “was left out in a way, and it no longer had the attention and affection of its owners provided before”, reports from a news source

They added:

‘That could have been the major reason that  caused some kind of jealousy and led the dog to attack the children.”



Anne and Analú died one day before their due date, having arrived a month early via cesarean section.

Police are investigating the deaths, but are yet to take testimonies from the devastated parents.